River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL


more prominent members of that body.
CONGRESSIONAL
HOUSE. February 9-The Senate
bills for the manufacture of naval ordnance
and for coast defenses were reported and
Mr.. Reed. Maine, asked immediate con
sideratiOn but objection was made by
Holman, Ind, and others and after quite "a
struggle they were sent to the committee on
appropriations. The bill passed granting
right of way through the Indian territory
to the Fort Worth and Denver city r. K.
During the morning hour there was hot
fight over the bill changing mode OF COM
pensation to United States marshalS, dis
trict attorneys and commissioners. The
diplomatic and consular bills were con-
sidered in committee of the whole and later
public business was suspended for the
memorial TO the late W. I. Price, Wis.
Eulogistic addresses were made by Messrs.
Caswel, Hudd and Thomas, Of Wisconsin;
Pettibone and Henderson, of Iowa, and
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, those OF the two
latter being specially eloquent tributes to
the character of the dead congressman, and
then the House, as a mark of respect To the
memory Of the deceased, adjourned
SENATE, February 9-As soon as the
journal was read Mr.. Cullom offered a resolu-
ton that business be suspended TO the end
that the friends and associates of the late
Senator Logan might pay fitting tribute 10
his public and private services Every seat
in the Senate gallery had been taken, long
before the Senate convened. Mrs. Logan
and her children and party of friends had
seats in the private gallery. Remarks were
made by Senators Cuilom, Morgan. Ed
munds, Allison. Spooner, Frye, SabIn, Haw-
lev, Cockrell, Plumb, Evarts, Palmer and
Farxell, the latter offering the customary
resolution. The eulogy pronounced by Sen
atOr Sabin is named as among the very bes
of all offered by the colleagues of the de
ceased Senator, and certainly il was the
tribute of sincere and eloquent friendship
SENATE, February lO-If Congress
is doing anything important il must be in
committee rooms or some place hidden
from the public eve. The bill appropria
ting Sl5O,0jO for Soldiers Home in Oregon
passed. The Republican party resolutions
from the Indiana legislature Directing To the
election of David Turpie to the Senate We're
received. A new conference was asked on
presumption. timber culture and desert lands
bin The Tehauntepec bill was considered
and while Sir. hoar was speaking the Sen
ate adjourned.
HOUSE, FEB. 10 The committee of
the whole continued with the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill, but did not
fin sh it, An appropriation of $4,000 for
public building at Portsmouth, Ohio, was
agreed To. Mr.. Merriam, y. Y, was placed
on the naval committee in place Of Mr..
Hewitt. February l6sh, was set apart for
eulogies on Senator Logan.
SENATE February ia resolution
was adopted directing the committee on la
Dor TO continue during recess and complete
the investigations as TO the relations be-
tween CAPITAL and labor Mr.. Stanford.
Cal, introduced bill to provide mOrtars
and heavy guns for the araments of the
forts coast defenses and vessels of the Uni
ted states. The pOstOffice appropriation bill
csme NJ, and Mr., Plumb advocated liberal
treatment of the people dependent on the
star routes for their mail service. The bill
was not finished.
HOUSE, February 11-President
Cleveland today returned, without his
approval House bill No. l0,455, known as
the dependent parents bill, which in its
first year. if il were a law would require
sl47.' OOOOO, to meet the cases it would
cover. The reading of the message was
followed with stricter attention than is
geaeTalis accorded 10 such documents. At
its conclusion AT. MatsOp moved that the
bill and accompanying message De referred
to the committee on invalid pensions
within the coming week. The motion was
agreed tO-l31 TO p.
SENATE. February l1-There was a
long debate on the subsidy feature of the
postoffice appropriation bill the proposition
being to apply 100000, in that form. to the
South America service. Mr.. Morgan offered
a free ship amendment to the bill, which
was rejected, yeas 10, nays 81. The subsidy
amendment was finally adopted, yeas d
nays a. Messrs Hale and Cameron re-
ported amendments to the naval establish
meut bill, which call for several additional
millions of money.
House, February 12-The diplomat
ic and consular Appropriation bill was taken
up. and the House refused to add 5000 to
the salary of the minister to China. and alsp
refused to add 5000 - the salaries of the
ministers to Turkey and the Argentine Re
public The Senate bill for the retirement
OF the trade dollar after being amended,
passed. yeas la, nays B. IL Was said that
the dependent pension bill could not pass
over the veto.
SENATE, Feb. 14.-The report was
made that the conference committee upon
restoring to the United States certain
lands granted to the Northern Pacific rail
way could LIT agree and the same com
mittce was cOntended for another confer
enee. Mr. Cameron's tin crui4er naval
bill. appropriating Ell 10000 was consider
ed and the probability is that il will pass
with the Sl,OO0,OO0 coast defenseS bill al
ready passed and the Hale heavy armored
vessels bill for sl5.4O0,00o which with the
Cameron bill win pass it appears that the
Senate is ready 10 commit itself to the ex-
penditure of S60,Wi 100 for the extension
of the naval establishment, which amount,
however is extended over six years The
Eads Tehuantepec was taken up as I'M
finished business and Mr.. Morgan advoca-
ted its passage.
HOUSE. February IA substitute
for the Senate retaliatory bill was reported
from the foreign committee and discussed,
but no action taken Mr.. Henderson, Ia,
moved that the committee Of the whole be
discharged from further consideration Of
the pension bill for Mrs. Gen. Logan. and
point of order being raised the Speaker
said he give a decision Tuesday. A similar
motion was made on the Blair education
bin, with the same action. Mr.. Springer
oEered resolution making the tariff bill
special oFdeF for Thursday next
SENATE. February l5.fhe river and
harbor was Finished today and passed. It
appropriates sl0.300,OoO: among the items
are the following Missouri river from
mouth to Sioux city. $4,000; Mississippi
from 81 Paul 70 Dies Moines rapids, sl50,uoo;
lower Mississippi, 81 10000. The bill to in
crease the naval establishment was consld-
ersd, also the Eads bill. Senator Edmunds
opposed the the latter on the ground that 4
was purely .fexican corporation. Presl-
dent Cleveland sem 70 the Senate the nom
nation of Capt A. W. Greeley 20 be chief
signal officer, to succeed Gen. hazen de-
ceased, with the rank Of Brigadier General
HOUSE. February 1.-THE Speaker
sustained the point of order made upon the
motion for the immediate consideration Of